Winters in Charlottesville are cold and unpredictable, with temperatures often dropping below freezing and rarely rising above the mid-teens. As spring approaches, temperatures gradually warm up, with March marking a significant shift towards milder conditions, with temperatures frequently reaching into the high twenties. Summer months bring warmth and stability, with temperatures consistently hovering around the mid-twenties to low thirties. Autumn is similar to spring, with temperatures slowly cooling down, but still experiencing mild days in the late twenties and early thirties. Winter returns with a chill, bringing frosty mornings and occasional cold snaps, but rarely dipping below -10C.